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Cognitive Apprenticeships

This presentation explores the integration of Cognitive Apprenticeships and Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) in improving problem-solving skills. We discuss core instructional methods such as modeling, scaffolding, coaching, and reflection, highlighting their effectiveness in fostering cognitive skills. The session also features practical examples of writing conferences, emphasizing authentic tasks that personalize and contextualize learning. Participants will gain insights into how to accelerate skill acquisition and enhance students' developmental contexts for collaborative learning.

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Cognitive Apprenticeships

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  1. Cognitive Apprenticeships EDU 221

  2. Cognitive Apprenticeships • Problem Solving review • Chapter 13 Group Presentation • Barfield’s PP • Vygotsky and the ZPD • Core Methods • Examples • Writing Conferences For Thursday: Read Chapter 14

  3. Problem Solving Review • Thinking skills instructional principles: • Focus on a few well-designed skills • Contextualize the skills within authentic tasks • Personalize the skills • Accelerate the skills so that students learn them along with lower-level skills (Mayer, 2008, p. 454-455)

  4. Vygotsky and the ZPD • Social Context of Learning • Learning occurs within the ZPD • Teaching as assisting performance

  5. Cognitive Apprenticeships • Students as cognitive apprentices • Instructional methods used that focus on cognitive skills

  6. Core Methods • Modeling • Scaffolding • Coaching • Reflection • Fading

  7. Examples from Text • Reciprocal Teaching • Cooperative Learning • Participatory Modeling

  8. Writing Conference • Reader/Writer • Comes with a purpose • Reads the story/piece • Makes changes • Thanks partner • Listener/Helper • Sits close to see the story • Listens while the story is read • Helps Revise & Edit • Gives Compliments • Asks questions • Makes suggestions

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